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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1902)
ORA'S iEST MARY CCCIL HAY C11APTI5U ll.-troiitinupd.l "Mie.kj it * u-ry good , " slip sai.l , thought- filllj. "Hlid ha Is getting Will. llo.v I ' Wish ho could got worn that wasn't * every very hard an the woik Slum makiB him So. Micky HiiJ I are ulwn > wUuhig Uio- * wi-io fairies. " " think he had fuunl fl "Ho Bu.'iuud to lulry td-eluy , " obsoivcd Murk. AfiJ tu > J lit1 poliitod out a upot open to the log. and skcd hur vhelhtr lie wt 10 take tjoruk through thnt hfokun g to mno.ig thetrpp . Ihafit-ihnfi TraveereAn Nora poke huriltMl.y yd timidly , "That's lr- tocroj biit 1 w nt ask jou to go n.r- MilUrnndpn may bp-aideep. "Bui wiili our unl.ed cflorta It may bo noiwible to uwukcu him , ' piop.madeil Mark , coolly. "I aui expecting bnu to ; < mo to diup with you. " Wor e\cral minium Norn p nt I red til s , tbougn she r .ul i speech vn u > l.v unoai y nut explain why. Horuk had turned into whuh bordered ntglpftod avoaiie the ( short , gioatid. an Ion I dered on one Hide by potato on the other by a Ik-Id of llax-led up to which the d. - nn old siiinirc houiie , from tolored plaster WHH half pe. lft ) nwoy. rumbling In-low it. ml theluickwork i "Air. I'ojn/ , " site said an I no wuuhr bo laughed at her ii.ialnt bolemniiy- "Hint's Trnveore. Don t you won ler that travelers don t coino to sco the ruins'/ " ' "That , " repented Mar. , , making a d liberate pause , as ho looked in entl.v at tlio dllapllated old IIOIIM"is 'Irmvio. Is it ? Vour home wheio you sp.nl the nimiuer dajs and long winter night * Child , how do you do UV" "I nm used to h , " who answered , very oflly. "And I have a grandpa , an I olu Kitty , anil the dogs , and Snow tint' * our cow ; she's In the house a great dial and Itornk , but he never conies bpyoiid thu hall ; and there are MUIIC old liooks that were grandpa' * * , and I've a few Will J ft mo , and one CVll.i gave me once on a birthday. Now , " xlie went on.Kli just n Httlu unsteadiness In her low , dear tones , "will jou toino , or wid ion change your mind ? " They walked on then , nmong wan lur ing pigs and poultry , to the front door , which , wi.lp open as It was , awaycd to nil fro upon one hiniie. " 1 don't think , " remarked Nora. IIH they entered a bare , unfnniiHliud lull , "thai there is a Hlnglo door tit Trnu'eru uh.ih will ijulte close. Some have both lilng 8 tint no lock or h.uulle ; Home ha.o 1,11 upper hinge only , some a lowei one. They vary a good deal. This way , please. " As she npo\c ! , Hhe with < > nie litt e dilllculty imslieil uiicn a < .r > aUinnr door .n cine corner of the hall , au > l Mr. PO.MIZ fnllowed her into the moHt cu.lo.iH MI in ho had ever entered. In ono corner a pile of bogwood lunched Irom llo.ir to cv 1 Ing , and had a ladder plopped against It. hi aiiotlur ; , a titack of tnrl Htoud hull 'd- tnoli.sheil , 1t thick liroun dint tro.lt.cn well into the threadbare carpet. Upi.n the hearth lay at least a do/e.i d.gs . a.id cats ; and la-hind them a small , Avi/.tn old man nut Ktr.ii litcnlug the brim 01 a wretched looking hat. "Look lieu1 , chill , " he Ball , hearing Nora's step , but without ( roabling him- ni'lf to loo's up. "I've got a. lunxalii nt last. I foim I tlih on a scarecrow up in Elllot'Aheat , and ho I changed. Tin brim was nearly elf mine , and 1 can HDUII mend this. II a ! " IIP ehuckled. "this IN the first bargain 1'vo met with this year. " "Urainlpa , " H.ii.l Nora , the bright pink Hpreading painfully from chin to brow us che paihicd beside him , "here is a gentie man. " "A what ! " ho naked , Hcrewin his cyp fast , and then op > nng them as \\lic as ho could. Presently lie slowly rose , and looUe.i beyond her to his visitor , raising his hand once to rub his eyes , as If liU xight were dim. "Who ? " he asked , still looking at the 'cull , strong figure oppo-oto , uhlc Mark , In his turn , looked keenly down upon his bhriveled form , buttoned in a siiaili ) > coat , wearing no lollar , auj a patched Mack cap over hl.s luil'l head. "Mr. POJIU , " whihpered Nora , the blush deeijen.ng strangely , and her breath coming hnulOdly , in hqr new inoitlti.ti' tlon , as Hlio looked into her.uratidl'ather'.s face. "From Knslamir1 . "Yes , f loin IJogland , " M j-k answered , his long gray eyes fixed npoU the old man. " ; ' . , "Krom Suny ? " ; | "Yes , Irom Surryj' . ' * "It's clull.v. and gcitjln you can go and prop i-lile it Illi-s open. a needn't emne l.iek Tied , cinerniloiiily , ns ed to be go ng himsilf to w this torn mntid. " | ' . \OH th.uk thewnilil nexpi by any other term did old Col ? St. Uiorgt designate his granddaughter liu.s.i t sense enough to manaie auch a trille as this ? " Kor two or three minutes after Nora had left the room. Mr. Poynz stood wait Ing ; but when her face stld with the cheeks llnsheil , and the eyes brilliant nil > restless had appeared outside the broken window , and was gone again , he lurno coolly to the table and took a seat oppo site Col. St. Georgo. "May I smoke ? " "Certainly certainly , " ncqulpsced the old 111,111 , again speaking with ciuernloiiB rapidity. "Is that the only question you have to ask me ? " Leaning forward on his unsteady chair Mark struck a fusee. Not until his cigar van alight did ho raise his eyes to an swer , calmly : "No ; theio are one or twn inoro ( jues- tions , whith I shall bo slad If you will HQ wer nit as frankly. " CHAPTER III. Norn's bedroom was a I6ng , low room ivniuseoted , like most of the rooms lu the house ; its scant items of furniture were B old unil as bndly tu need of repair as .were nil the other articles in the house , yet her gir'lth taste and neatness had devised little methods of making th whole attractive. In n quaint , whimsical Ingenious \\ny. Hut what n grace of pic- lurtsqiiiiicfis ioul : I fche supply fioiu he ) cant little wnrdrobit ! A faded munllu frock was brought out ud ibakon and theu deunecl In perfect From Darkness nni uiiQuesilouod conlput. After thnt , u lunny II tin now , wnieh ui'ght nrUinal ' lm\e bein a dob's eu corn. .em. was liid to the end of be-r Lnx plan. ; and , when she hud bit/ight the tliicU cod iiroimd to judge of tut * i fleet , he rsm.Ld to her- son" , ibitiicinir how guy mie win * , anJ wendi ring w aether CJi l.n would consider sh. * WIIH propei ly un-s. < cd. "ADeve p.atifd jr hair nfrlsh , I do declnri' ! " cs..u.nied Kitty , h.ilf .l ' ing her dim c.H' as sim s.rutiinied ; Nora on her retiin to n.o hltchi n. "Wih , id ilnak thut iinoiilile euoiiKb wunn * u day. I m gl.nl y''f rl.idy. tho.iHh. 'ihe e.oc- tbor'n rouni lu tue yurrd. ' "lieh , r.- ! " creJ .so.n , heir tone more disuppoin.el ih.m surpr.iseJ. "AnJ on y . " \V.II. iin' w.n't thut IIP iimre'ii apiece ? I vp bin in ad' sit ihe ilt.th , Norn ; yei'Kiaiidpa . .ti . the iia.l ni.ai s sat inr npurt-sta l I tiiiiiK th.gntl laituer apart thin > er gmti.pa. " "And wh.it do you think of the man ? ' ciui'atioiii'd the girl , lor slio uud no one < 'Ue to < jucsiion , 'Mist n.uigot , ' replied Kitty , provok- irigly dc'VoieJ to lier saucrp < n ; "I jist coul.iii t look nt Him for woiitli. ring ho unild ha wusln u 4.1s loi.ar nod ins wrisi- buns so white nich a waste o soap.c needn't be lookm' so harrd at thee K-X eggs , MiiK Norn ; the harJist btuiv lu jer ojo won't make 'em eight. " "I shall nut go in to d.nuer , " the gitl said , with a sigh ; "I will ha\o some liread anI cheese heiu. Th'-re ulil i , only two eggs each even tlnu. Oh , Kilty , If we had but a lUtie money now and then ! " "What tie's I to Hay about ye ? " as'ed Ivitt.v , pausing witli tiw ili li in her hand , lleiidiiehin h the bc-Ht complaint lurrye. ' "Perhaps th.-y won t as. * , " s.ud .Nora , diHiiiaily. us she cut her bread nn I ih cse. "If they do. I d better luue a headache ! but If they seem sorry , say 1 Hiiall bo better In an hour , and will go in. " "Did thi'j as. ; ? ' she ciuiHiioufl eager ly , when the old sen ant letuin d. "Yes , my dear one of 'em. Uh , don't be < iucschimn' me. I Inir lthl.h it wur. I've [ tut I very thin on the t.ude now. Yer gramlpa KIIJI. ho wont need me again. " Nora , forgetting her biead and cbccsu before she was half-way through it , rse and passing through the chill , ) Hull , w. lit into a Invorke louin of lu'i , \\heie s..o uad tried to make the shabby old l.oo .s .nto frleiuls as well as furniture , and li.ul uer pet lounging place in a little window K0.it in one corner , lle.p site had H..t .or only a few minuics , when she lutu-ied .hat the door In hind her had been pusac 1 ajar. But , \\li.n sue ha.I liio.\e I ion id . .nd found that there was no one in the room with her , xhc fancied one of the Jogs had luo.tcd in , as lie went , about in his inert search for fooil. So she sat oa in ilio fading light , wrapped l > i a dtup , \\ide , wonderful iliouglit , which bhe laiieied was un.y iho continuation of an o.d day-die.iin unt 1 suddenly blie started up and listened , h. r heart beat.lig , and IUT ejes soft and radiant. Mia the step whioh crossed the hall , and came straight up to tier with out pause , was a fata.liar s.eti , and n..e leaned back again in tier o.d poait on , and turned her eye * once nioie to tno pale , piul. light above the droai ) bug. ' 'Nora , " haiil Dr. Aimsiro.ig , speaking coiiMiigly , as he tool : up her ! c.U n..in. wliicli lay nearest linn , and pressed h.s lingers on her pu.st ; , "what lias givui you a headncho to-day ? " "IJggs , " said Nora , laughing ; but Nuel Armstrong noIced how biVif.ly she trie I to draw away her hand , and how icauily her e\t's , H > large ami beautful l.i uu pale light , went luuk : from his luce to the distant sunset. lie stood a moment in angry hesitation , and then he MI ! down beside her , still holding the round , white ur.st in h,8 htion. ; , supple lingers , lie wn > a iiinn of more than loityet ; lime had travel d so smoothly wlili him tnat his fiuc w.is uulined , and the glo > * y surface of his light brown hair was iiudlMigurcd by .my silver thread. If any one had l < dd .Norn juit th-ti that Ur. Armstruiig w.is teu jears oiler than the gentleman who h.d drin'ti her home that day. she would hnvu laughed at the truth us a jest. "M.\ dear little Nora. " Nuel Armstrong said , presently , In a soft , plausible vouc , "how inn 1 bodovo ioa are rca ly miller- ing when you look 1,0 fresh and so loie- I ) 'I Yet I feel sure > ou would not ted me u falsehood. " " 1 cll.l , " acknowledged Nora , with o nod. "At least , I let Kitty do It for me , \\hli-li was worse. I'm touting in pies- ently , though , to grandpa and Mr. Poyuz. " "lie you've seen him , then1 Dr. Armstrong had changed bis speech too swiftlj for Norn to uoiKe it. "Yes ; he came home with me to-day He is a friend of Will H. " " 1 think , " observed Ur. Armstrong , his voice low and harsh , "that , after n tin en years "absence , it would bo maidenly for jou to say Mr. Foster. " " 1 suppose so , " slk assented , simply. "Oelia did. Nuel , 1 wish I was eiliunt- ed. " "And what the hnppler would you bo ? " inquired Nuel ArniHtioug. "Wait n lit tle while and you shall be u.lmntctl with n care and watchfulness which low girls know. Kvery step of your educa tion Khali lie an hour of bliss , my darl ing ; and every lesson you are taught shall be on a ilieme that women love. " "I saw Miss Foster at the viear.ige to- 'ay ' , " Nora snid , without staying to Cun- dder what Nuel meant. "She came with Mr. Pojnr. to 11 eland. She looked su legant. and she Is bo educated , Nuol ! " "Sho came with Mr. Poynz , dl.l bhe ? " he queried , looking into the Kills face with a smile which she did not timlcr- itaud. "Thene may naturally conclude that they two are about to become bus- band and wife. " "Are the ) , d'you thinkV" she question- d. bringing her eyes buck to Us face for i moment , for she hud for years been to d ivbut u * orj clever man Dr. Armstrong ivas. "How strange that 1 never thought of that ! " "Why strange , my darling ? Others be ing lu love is nothing to you , " " 1 wonder what it's like ? " Nora spot * 'n lur fr sh , untroubled vol p , 'h < u 'i ' hpr nl UHH u iiule cheamy "to be in l u " ' L.Ke ! " rep nt.'d Sti 1 Arirnitroiu , ris- itik' nii'l ' Hlaiiuiig user tin * g r 's I .ai.ii , ' luure , MX he iiiiMWirid in a lapd , ' .li sa aly WnNper. ' Its HkfjUi otaer sen- Sjitioii on ( Mirth no other ! t niaixcs life c > ia > long strain after Hunetniu tunt In mixcry us ue.l us happitiiss. It uiuken tm iieiplest to rule oar own dt'stiuU-s fi/r ( good or ill. It mnxcft n m.iti stand in one uai row i pot , IKIdn ; ? nil his WorlJ in hix ni'iiiR , whiie his heart buriiH nnd bis liruin ! udi.'S. It makes iht uorll MO n.nal to , him that all 1(4 ( beauty U w < 'tiR face , nil j Us mimic In emu volc-n , and all ius rapture in one kiss. " She hud H.HPII then , ntid was looUIng flt him in fdmple , pained s.irprifO. Ho was NO 111001 ti.ls iiu.et. c'levcr man to uli in sh. > ha I been umgi.t to touk up with admiration - miration so tinned 1 "I don't line to hear this , " bin- said , frnnkly , thoagn very gcu.ly. "I don t wish to thi ili it. 1 should like to th u < that love m.ikcrf us hup. IT i.nd I ) tt r ; tunt ln.iio.iil of inukliiK tue wortI sin II- or , It ma..es it lurger aud tin ire lienuii.ul to us , tniil makes us help to make it larg er , an.i inoro beautiftii lor otlicrs. ' ) hat is my fancy , Nuel , and 1 like the fan.'y. Uesides , 1 dare say , If I were to nsk some one else " Ills lace darkened nt her simple words , as if they had n covert nunn.ug. "Don i a.si < anyone else , " he said , In bin harsh , authoritative tone ; "it Is not right for a girl to do. " "Nuel , " cried Nora , with burning cliiekb , stepping farther from him , "you say strange things to me sometimes. If you me much older 1,111 verj tlever. and I am so su ignoiitui of ( 'veryth.ng , uu.l so nn.ducatc.l " Shu broUe down there , and stopped , for fear of being hotraye.l In.o tc-ars befuio him , but IKstarleJ lorward and cannht her bund hurriedly. "I'Mitcatedt" lie cried , with n h.iid. quid ; laugh. "You will be educated soon enough , heaven knows ! " Have path me , Noia : it is not time yet. " "Take your h.iii I away , please , " she said , looking gravely up into his face , utterly nncoiui Ions that he coii.d read some new t'cilirage there bcjoild the idd tearlesH , child-like spirit ; "I nm going to gramkia. " ItiiIK r slowly and almost timidly KIO ! pushed open the door of their gen ral sit ting room ; but in the first moiin nt of her entrance she saw that , except for Inr gran Ifather's spare little ligure In hN cushionless armchair , the long loom was empty. "Oh , you're tip again , nro you ? " he nnd. ! scrutinizing her. ' 'Armstrong went an hour ago to fetch you to say good-by to the Hug ishmuii , but be found jou were gone to bed. " CriAPTBU IV. Whllo Nora had sat dieiui'in ; nt thni favorite window of hers on tlio wcst.ru side of the lion si1. Mark PO.MU , smiling a little o > er her sudden illn'ss , walked down the old avenue so silent and nliad- owy In the April twuUht an 1 nut in n the ro.id whl h SAirled the bog. Peril tps lie was lliindn of the drive and emulat ing Itoiak's pace , for , though he walked without pause or looking back , hU step was slow and leisuiely. And there w : s another Himil.ir.ty , too. for wh n he reached the cottage on the roads ! ! o nt which Moral ; hud stopped , he stopped , too. A woman stood in the open ilonr- way , ( ill.l he began lo talk to her in the coolest ami easiest and mo t natural way possible ; and whin , two or three minutes afterward , h. ' was -itling on her hearth with her and her invalid sun , it all scorn ed the must ord nary tiling in the w , > r d lie sat just opposi.e n little s eUh of an Kiml'isli house ; and what more na.u al than for him to cpcnk of It an I to ad mire its pretty frame of big oak ? And then , what more natural th n for tlu- lOnglish woman who through all tier early womanhood had lived nmi.ng the English gentry , mil le.ogtiiyel one of them by instinct lo tell the story of that house-so far as she l.uew it ? And Mr. PoyiiK sat and listened , looking now into the low turf lire , and HOW up nt the pret ty little sketch , but without a slia'e of weariness , nnd never Ilimit ; n pleasant look of interest on his lire it fiue. "Bountiful ! You may we.I say so H r. It was the most beautliul house I ever saw , nnd Miss Kate painic.1 it just like. Notice that one wide , low window be tween the two towers , will you , sir ? Thut was the youug master's room. The win dow optns like two doors , on those wide ste-ps ; aud theu th.it path lends straight to the lake , ami the- park slup.g down to it till round. Notice that , please , before 1 go on with my story. The jo ng mas ter th.e muster he was by all rights , though wo always palled him Mr. Arthur lived n good deal of his life in this room , for he'd always something in hand , an Invention , or nn impiovenunt , or n discovery ; and instead of riding after the hounds , ninl shooting nnd farming , like other gentlctmn. he woul 1 shut hinis , If up tnere ; . : i ! . times there il be a smell of chemist's tniii''B , aud snmVtlmes there'd be the steam of engines , and some times thereM lu peat litters , Mlsa Kate went into his room but raiely , for she was always with the old lady by thu old lady , sir , I menu Mr. Arthur's great aunt , who owned the money thnt w.is to free all the land , which for \eirs had been getting smaller and smaller , until poor Mr. Arthur owned little beyond the park. The very home , they used to say , was pawned like over his bend. Lint'oil Mrs. Say had more money thin would buy buck nil the big estate tint wnit with the title coming to Mr. Arthur ; and old Mrs. Say was dying slowly now , lu this very house. What sort of old Intly , sir ? Why , about the very worst sort of old Indy anybody could possibly know ! From morning to night , nail tram night to morning , she woke only to eat and si-old , and mnke Ml.-.a Kate's lift n long , miserable shivery. Why she ennio to stny with Mr. Arthur through thut whole year of fault-finding we never could mnke out we always thought it danger ous but that she shonlJ have brought poor Miss Kate , lo show how she cou'd murtyr u patient , pretty yoiins girl , we thought more dangerous still. M.ss Kate was some sort of n re.atlnn of the rkh old lady's. So time went on , enl the only wonder to us was that tho.r pa tience held out so Ions , especially Mr. Arthur's ; for I dou't think he ever mine near her bed she lay in bed that whole year without having spiteful worJs stud to him about his want of money , mid the misery of that great house with so few servants in It. "I needn't make the tale very lonjr. One night the doctor ha T Inr to c < > out h nr.c'f ' , B nt h .MI iug s I n > up I- the Hall with n I ttie tin. an 1 u. wn i bimseif to ixpl.'li ' ihp < on < in < v Mi t Kale. Slip \\iis 10 puiir j i s \ d < > , is into wattr , .ill I gue it to , h su k l.u\ if she roul I not lest or p | e.i Hit ill' ie 0:1 : ntiy necounl. Mr. Arthur a p.es- e'lit mid liBieni'd at well an Miss Kite * . I so well remember mj Inst vls.t ii to the sick room that night The old In .y fretting mil rompliun n-t , e\eii in her sleep ; Miss Kate snt bj tue bed , eo ! c to the little table which held the medic ii ( < .1 , nnrl great weariness in her attitude. Mr. Arthur nut before the fire , looking thor oughly worn and diT > < > ndttit. in tlo .onier room the nurm > snt n > \\\nji \ \ In nn onsy e'hnlr. I had begged MNs Knte to let me nil up thin CUP night , but Blip wouldn't hpiir of it. ( To lie continued. ) * nnd An exciting buttle hotwccn it Rtc1or ] ) nntl n caterpillar , \\hlcli lasted ncMtily nn hour , \VIIH wltiiPMsed by n crowd of niPti mid l < n.vs in U est Mitlinytiiik yes- tcrdiiy. The rd < lor won Iho context niter losing two legs. The light oeeurred on a fall fence on Wllllfini Slilmllo's fiu-ni. Two lioys were attracted by the combat , and gradually the audience grew until there wore about llfty siiectntoivs. Many wa fers were inaile on the result , tlio spi cier being the favorite. It Is believed that the light was caused by the cater pillar getting caught In the Kplder'H \veh. Melng wedged In the meshes of Us antagonist parlor , the caterpillar wits at great disadvantage , and could only light from the one t-pot , while the spi der could slide tip atiel down nnd at tack the caterpillar from all sides. The caterpillar fought with its head and tnll. The spider punbdied with Its deadly Ktings. AH a last resort the caterpillar at tempted to encircle ILs opponent. The spider dodged right and left. Then both closed In. When they separa ed two of the spider's legs were missing. Then they clinched again , nnd by a quick move the spider got nt the icur of the caterpillar and rolled It up like a piece ol' cnrpet. Then the spider carried itt opponent In triumph to a secluded hole In the fence. Later a feast was served In the spider's den. - Philadelphia North American. Strenuous Illlnolsan. A story of the life of Henry Mangers for the last live weeks would read like a dime novel , and Henry would really make n gooel subject for a story of home kind. I-'lve weeks ago on Sunday lie went Railing on the river , and the wind overturned the boat when In the deep est part of the river. He narrowly es caped drowning , but by good hard swimming be caught the boat. The following Sunday he was chased about a Held by a bull In Weaver's bottoms. The fence was near and Henry was a good runner , ao Ids life was again saved. lie fought copperhead snakes the next Minnuy. uue or the feimkes wrapped Itself about his legs , and he beat It off with a club. He caught the other snake by the tall and beat the life out of It on a barb-wire fence. The Sunday following that he was In the millrncc at the time Ihe young man from Do Kalb was drowned. He dived for Ihe body many times without suc cess. The next day his neck was badly swollen from diving so often. Last Sunday lie was In company with a party on the island , when nil were knocked down twice by lightning , which struck a tree thirty feet away. He sayH thai he Is going to Sunday school next Sunday , but In the after noon be will go 10 the river agaln.- Sterling Standard. itnlli'ond Tliroiixh a liletok ol'llouscH. The new ole-trie railroad In Merlin will run tinongh a block of houses , he- Ing enabled lo elo so by Hie removal of the lower portion of one of them. This block Is opposite the Lutheran Church , near the corner of DcnnowlUs and I5u- low streets. When the surveyors an nounced that the line would have to pass through this house , the railroad company purchased it nnd ordered that a requisite opening he made by taking awav the llrst and second stories. The upper portion of the building they de cided to prestrve , as the room In It could be easily transformed into satis factory olllces for their clerks and some of the other railroad olllclnls. i Kuihvny in the World. A narrow gauge iiillioad is In opera tion tit Duillchlh.ind. Kngland. with n locomotive t-o small that It would be almost a plaything In the hands of the average hoy. The engine weighs only a trille over three and a half tons. It Is the smallest locomotive In the world used for business purposes. A man of ordinary height is considerably taller than thu engine. Including Its smoke stack , while the width of the machine In Its widest part Is only about seven teen Inches. The rails over which It hauls miniature cars are llfteeu Indies apart. Newspapers iu Inwu. There ore more newspapers published In Iowa , In proportion to tie papula * thin , than In any other State of the Un ion. Massachusetts , so long at the head of the list , will have to give the Urst place to the Ilnwkeyo State , for , In proportion to Its population. Iowa has more than twice as'many newspa pers as Massachusetts , and many more than n large number of other States , 1'oltcry Workorn. There are 170,000 pottery wurkern In tlio United States. A proud and haughty woman handles a lot of no-account Uln by picking a lady-like quarrel with fliptn , and then never speaking to them after It. The eoclnl need of the hour la chap * roni for chaperons. STYLES FOJi BPitJM. MODISH EVENING OOV/NS ARE DESCRIBED THIS TIME. There In a Wlele Variety of alielci'lilln to Chnodf I'roiu mid C.rent Latitude IH Allowed lit Mnklnj ; Up thcBiiiue Notrn in Out ham I'liahlniiH , New T fc eorri'Stionilpnrr : IHPFUNS and organdie * nppenr mining tlie goods set out for spring e v en I n g gowns , hut cut n small < ! ? urc , although their colors are of the newest and tuodf Mylinh. O t it e t sheer fabrics lead them easily for these dresses , though they nro well in list of IIP- ceptnbles. Of all the array , perhaps the new silk gnuxes nre the fin- i".t. They tire in white with waved tine dpKign in white silk embroidery , or thi'i have the i ITcct of embroidery. Again they are patterned with varied sizes of polka dots some as hirce as a ten-cent piece and giv ing a most striking effect.Hroehe lou- lards are also used for evening wear , es- PRINCESS KN'KXINQ STYLES. pecially the light designs and grounds. These silks show waved designs in irreg- alar shapes all in one color with the plain part , and over tills the pattern is thrown. The result is n moire appearance at first .rlniiPC and Is very charming. Moire and Loulsine silks in all the delicate tints are used for evening , nnd are made up plain ly or elaborately as one chooses. White and corn colored moire silks nre much liked. A new sheer silk is crepe nil- bicnne , which hns n crepe look and silk tinish. It ponies in nil the delicate tints and will be much used for evening. A model gown of It in white appears beside to-day's initial. White lace insertion , ! > ale blue chiffon nnd black velvet trim med it. Silk and wool sublime is another new- ULABOUAT10 RIVALS OP 8111KT WAISTS onier.Vhilo not tratiHparent , it is a > ft , thin goods nnd makes up beautifully , t may be obtained in nil shades , white .id delicate tints predominating. Kig- red organdies nnd chiffons nre beaut- ! d. unl are found in all shades. Peiviuu tid oriental effects are plentiful. Some signs linvo very large ( lowers in two or DTP different shncles nnd resemble ere- i.iiti' ' . Figured swiss is found In these irge pntterns and makes up very pret- | v wlirn trimmed with lace nnd ribbon. lie Targe designs nre very effective for e new style' of skirts. Not n few priu- ss evening gowni un of haiuhome cloth > civet. Some ore very tight almost i 'lie knees , other * ripple perceptlbb i-potly below the wnNt line. Others i\o a loose effect from Uic cut-out Mig- * ! itr. ; empire treat input. The princes * o lel s hold the tioxt picture. The flrit s ruby velvet nnd evcam lace , the oth- Ji cpnnglod nut ver 'uito fci'U ' , with corn colored knlfp plpntlngs of chlf fen , white velvet ( lowers , given follngi and jetterl hire for tniniuliKS I'.lncH ntid cream IJPP gowiiB made In thin ROD- ernl fashlnti nre handsome , ton. N > w skirth are ven full Indeed except directly around the hips , and there nr tnnn.t hip yokes of shirring , tucking 01 tiny bandM joined with an open srilvli. A prettA skirt for mulls and Initiates Is Ii Im-plciiU from waist to knees , below which there nre insertions of cream Iao around the horn otttliivd with the nar row gathered ribbon In iolor. If the gown be while. Some hi ) ) yokes on thl i gowni are of Incc , nnd n pretty effect U tnadi by adding one row of lucp Insert Ion an Inch or HO below the yoke nnd joining It with n lattice of narrow velvet. Narrow ruches edged with black trim some thin skirts at the hem. Narrow rutlles nn also used , nnd there is the inevitable shaped ( loutice with varied dcs.gns ince Insertion and Ince-edged frills foi finish. The old-fashioned pull-bnck i * coming in , and ninny n'drts nre glove fitting nhuost to the knees where they llnrc out very full. Others nre tight al most to the hem nnd there nre finished with an embroidered nuinsook or batiste flounce of white' or linen color. Tucking , smocking nnd shirring show on ninny. Fnncj separate- bodices for spring dt not ( llseliisc HO much of r.idicnl tiownesi ns do skirts , yet they do not ' "soin nt- tr.ictlven ss because of this. One- feature grenlly in their favor is the'lr almobt un limited variety , so tbnt one cannot con demn nil because of several esninplej that nre positively distasteful. All man ner of < dlks , soft MI tins and sheer mate * * rials appear in them , and lace is a no ticeably plentiful trimming , with the lor evitablc black velvet ribbon still in forco. Then colored satin ribbon in baby width is to be used extensively. Many of th bodices nro of white , others figured , polka dotted , striped or checked. New silk nnd cotton grenadines come in hand some colors , in stripes nnd checks , and make up handsomely in bodices whcii trimmed with lace. Yokes nnd bertlmi of lace areto be worn on such walsta. Tucking , shirring , and smocking will bo & common resort , too. Applications and la- set pieces of lace will nlso be used. Sleeves are elbow length , bishop , shirt waist style or plain dress , with n deep point over the hand. While a number of bodices fasten in back , still those but" toning down the front or at the side will be more liked. Collars nre higher thaa ever , ome coming awny up under tit * hair nt the back. The upper loft-hnnJ waist of those shown hero wan embroid ered linen batiste and cream Irish cro chet , with belt of black velvet. Uelo\r this Is n green nnd white striped slllt and cotton grenadine , with white lace , blnck sntin ribbon nnd silver buckles for trim mings. The central model was whlto pauzo over pale blue silk and covered with cream lace. A little | ) | ao ! { velvet was used here , nnd much more of It win seen In the upper right hand mode ] , which was a combination of tucked corn col ored I ulsinc mitlu nnd Mimicked white silk , with Inco for yoke nnd Bleevu top * There remains , n bodice of white untla foulard polkn ( Totted in black mid bnndc-d with emerald gn en velvet Moire and IsOuUine silks4 > rnmit.e to be murli favor ed for fnncy wninn. and there is no Indi cation of n tesBPUin ; of bhtrk and whit *